Travel

The pandemic has brought together youth hostels and independent hostels across the UK to ask for support for our industry. Independent Hostels UK,  YHA, Scottish Independent Hostels, Hostelling Scotland, and Hostelling International Northern Ireland have joined to form the Hostelling Together partnership. With their emphasis on shared spaces and social interaction hostels have been unique hit by covid closure. Providing low cost holidays and mostly situated in green spaces they are a vital part of the recovery to…

Turkey is to scrap visas for UK and EU tourists from next month. The Turkish government made the announcement on Thursday saying the move was aimed at increasing its “tourism potential”. British visitors to the country currently have to pay $35 ( £27) for a visa online which allow stays of up to 90 days in a 180 day period. Cruise ship passengers with ‘British Citizen’ passports are exempt provided the visit does not exceed…

Millions are lost each year by tourists falling victim to increasingly sophisticated scammers During the British winter, the thought of two weeks in a coastal villa with soul-stirring views of the sea and a huge pool to bask in is enough to offset the drudgery until the holidays start. For a growing number of people, however, their yearly break is turning into a nightmare as they find that the property they have paid thousands for…